Our friends at the Campaign for America's Wilderness distribute an excellent monthly update on efforts to secure new Wilderness designations on public lands throughout the US. The Conservation Alliance has supported many grassroots organizations working at the local level to win these important protections, which safeguard our public lands from logging, mining, oil and gas development, and motorized vehicle use. The US Senate is currently considering a package of public lands legislation that would protect more than 1 million acres of land and 1000 miles of rivers. For a quick update, check out:
http://www.leaveitwild.org/news/newsletter/issue/2008-07/featured_organization